Network Engineer - Springfield, VA

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

• Diagnose and resolve network outages and system failures.
• Perform log analysis to determine root causes of network and application issues.
• Assist with network performance tuning and optimization.
• Provide mentorship and training to Tier 1 and Tier 2 staff.
• Lead and manage day-to-day NOC operations during assigned shifts.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Networking teams, Microsoft leadership, and on-shift personnel.
• Ensure smooth shift transitions through documented pass-down briefings.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and recommend process improvements.
• Work directly with vendors and architects for high-level issue resolution.
• Support two-shift coverage for continuous monitoring and operations.
• Meet with customers to capture specific requirements and support technical strategies.
• Assist in infrastructure design and deployment activities.
• Deliver technical presentations and develop documentation for customer systems.
• Configure network devices via CLI, deploy patches, and optimize Layer 2/3 protocols.
• Integrate cloud technologies with on-prem infrastructure.
• Manage network security and traffic across the environment using advanced methodologies.
• Support WAN/Internet transport and routing technologies such as BGP, MPLS, and SD-WAN (Juniper preferred).
• Apply expertise in Layer 1-3 technologies and cloud orchestration tools.

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information.
ACTIVE TS/SCI is REQUIRED

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or a related discipline; 7+ years Progressive Experience
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Understanding of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) concepts.
• Moderate understanding of security issues and implications for network solutions.
• Moderate knowledge of network concepts, technologies, tools and philosophies, and the ability to design an organization  network infrastructure and services.
• Moderate knowledge of system development methodology, project management, system architecture and analytical/problem solving skills.

Communication

Skills:

• Strong oral, technical writing, and presentation skills
• Ability to build productive relationships with team members, clients and other network/system stakeholders.
• Ability to establish working relationships with others outside area of expertise.

Behavioral

Skills:

• Must be able to balance high quality standards with schedule pressures and demanding environment.
• Must be a resourceful self-starter, flexible, pro-active, solution-oriented and customer-oriented.

Recommended Experience and

Certifications:

• Experience in reading network and connectivity schematics and plans
• Experience in reading network installation schematics and plans
• Experience in network system startup, configuration, and calibration
• Experience in testing and troubleshooting
• Experience using basic electrical and machinist hand tools
• Experience using testing, calibration, or industry-specific tools and software (spectrum analyzer, cable tester, Alignment tool)
• Experience in…